I think my main issue with the media and like wider fanbase of heated rivalry really stems from the fact that it has blew up so much that it has breached containment from queer spaces/ often leftist spaces
Like if I had to explain it: leftist women and queer people= fandom spaces that heated rivalry used to exist within
Then they blew up so now it’s basically everybody and these ppl more often than not do not know how to respectfully engage in fandom or in queer spaces
That’s where a lot of stupid nonsense criticism stems from, where parasocial and intrusive shit comes from, where disrespect to the actors stems from, where the weird narratives surrounding sex and sexuality (both in show and irl) stem from, where thinly veiled conservative thinking comes from
Like so many of these ppl simply don’t know or care abt the respect needed to engage with queer spaces like that
Like I see many ppl be like oh maybe it’s women being in fandom space that’s the problem but no yall gotta be more specific women make up a large portion of most fandom spaces and have the experience to know how to respect the queer community (or they’re literally queer themselves but talking abt straight women rn) when doing so what the difference really is is that more often than not fandom spaces are typically leftist but now heated rivalry has breached containment into mainstream media